Group Final Project - Creating and Propagating Viral Content (30%)

Due (Proposal): November 3, 2011 (posted to Wiki for peer review)
Due (5-7 minute Presentation and 3-page writeup): Last class
Length: Brief writeup along with presentation (3 pages) outlining process

Final Project Groups



Group final project - creating content that could go viral, releasing it to the atmosphere and analyzing production and dissemination
Final project presented in last class – “science fair” style presentations, 5-7 mins, showcasing main message, why you think it’s viral, what you did to seed the message, and how it turned out.

Tips:
Message, media and audience
Pick media you are comfortable with and you can feasibly engage given time/resource constraints
Conform to standards of media genre
Be innovative; avoid excessive copying
Consider mashups
Be cautious about what you say!